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SauconValleyHighSchool2020-2021

VirtualLearningInformation

CONTACTINFORMATION

MainPhoneNumber:(610)838-7001Website:SVPanthers.org

TamaraGary,Tamara.Gary@svpanthers.orgPrincipal

AmyBraxmeier,Amy.Braxmeier@svpanthers.orgAssistantPrincipal

StacyWerkheiser,Stacy.Werkheiser@svpanthers.orgAdministrativeAssistanttothePrincipal/MainOfFice

DianeChernaskey,Diane.Chernaskey@svpanthers.orgAdministrativeAssistanttotheAssistantPrincipal/Attendance

RobertFrey,Robert.Frey@svpanthers.orgAthleticDirector

NancyBonhorst,Nancy.Bonhorst@svpanthers.orgAdministrativeAssistantforAthletics

SamanthaTrachtman,Smanatha.Trachtman@svpanthers.orgGuidanceCounselor(lastnamesA-G)*fromAugusttoNovemberwillbeoutonleave

JaniceKimenhour,Janice.Kimenhour@svpanthers.orgGuidanceCounselor(lastnamesH-N)*fromAugusttoNovember Grades9-11,lastnamesA-C Grade12,lastnamesA-Ci

GrantGeiger,Grant.Geiger@svpanthers.orgGuidanceCounselor(lastnamesO-Z)*fromAugusttoNovember Grades9-11,lastnamesD-G Grade12,lastnamesCo-G

VickiSchuller,Vicki.Schuller@svpanthers.orgAdministrativeAssistantforGuidanceDepartment

SchoolHoursofOperation:

AttendanceOfFice:7:05–2:35pm MainOfFice:7:05-3:30pm GuidanceOfFice:7:15-3:15pm

StudentHours:7:32–2:35pm

AccesstotheBuilding:Inordertocomplywiththemostcurrentpublichealthprotocolsandtomaintainsocialandphysicaldistancingguidelines,weareencouragingstudents,parents,andvisitorstocalloremailtheschoolandpersonnelwiththeirquestions,concern,orneeds.

Ifyouneedtophysicallycometotheschool,youwillonlybeallowedtoenterthevestibuleoftheattendancevisitor’swindow.Parentsmaydropoffitemsfortheirchildatthewindow-pleaseplaceinabagandclearlylabelwiththeirFirstandlastnameandgradelevel.Anypaperworkthatneedstobedroppedoffwillalsobecollectedatthewindow-pleaseplaceinanenvelopeandidentifytheintendedrecipient’snameorofFice.

Schedule:

Calendar:SemesterOneDates

Monday,August24-Students1stdayofSchoolMonday,September7–SchoolsclosedforLaborDayMonday,September28–In-serviceDay,NoschoolforstudentsWednesday,October28–EarlyDismissalforstudentsWednesday,November25–EarlyDismissalforstudentsThursday,November26&Friday,November27-ThanksgivingBreak,NoschoolWednesday,December23-EarlyDismissal-WinterBreakbeginsMonday,January4–SchoolreopensFriday,January15–In-serviceDay,NoschoolforstudentsMonday,January18–MartinLutherKingDay,NoSchool

Homeroom 7:32 - 7:37 am HMR is part of Block 1

Block 1 7:37 - 8:43 am

Block 2 8:49 - 9:55 am

Block 3 10:01 - 11:07 am Votech lunch 10:50-11:10am

Block 4 11:13 - 1:13 pm Lunches A, B, C, and D during block

Block 5 1:19 - 2:25 pm

VIRTUALLEARNINGOVERVIEW

Duringthe2020-2021SchoolYear,studentswillhavetheoptiontoselectaVirtualLearningmodelforinstructioninsteadofattendingclassesatSauconValleyHighSchool.TheVirtualLearningmodelwillallowstudentstohavetheirregularscheduleofclassesasprovidedbythefacultyofSVHSandtofollowthesamecurriculum,learningactivities,andassessmentsasareprovidedtothestudentswhoarephysicallyinthebuilding.Thisguideistoserveasaresourceandreferencetosupportstudentsandparentsinnavigatingthroughthisnewlearningopportunity.

GlossaryofKeyTermsforVirtualLearning:

Distancelearningisnewformanyofus,sowiththatinmind,wewantedtoprovidesomeofthekeytermsyoushouldbefamiliarwithduringthisprocess.

● AsynchronousLearning:Studentsparticipateinonlinelearningatdifferenttimes,indifferentlocations,andinstructionisnotdeliveredinrealtime.Studentsengagewithmaterialsandcompleteworkattheirownpaceandschedulewithinagiventimeframe.SVSDusesSchoologyasourlearningmanagementsystem.

● Virtual/DistanceLearning:Learningwheretheinstructorandstudentsareinphysicallyseparatelocations,andinstructionisdeliveredviaanelectronicdevice,suchasacomputer,tabletormobilephone.Thelearningcanbesynchronous,inwhichallparticipantsareconnectedatthesametime,orasynchronous,whenparticipantsareengagedinlearningatdifferenttimes.

● SynchronousLearning:Studentsparticipateinonlinelearningwiththeirteacherinrealtimebutindifferentlocations.Studentsmayvirtuallyattendclasstogetherviavideoconference,webinar,messageboard/chatfeed,orotherplatforms.SVSDusesZoomasourpreferredvideoconferencingapplication.

VirtualLearningwilllookdifferentfromlastspring:

• Teacherswillprovidedaily,liveinstructiontostudentsviaZoom.Instructionalmaterials,assignments,andactivitieswillbepostedinSchoology.

• Studentsintheclassroomwillparticipateinthesamelessonsusinginstructionaltechnologytoconnectlearnersindifferinglocations.

• Classeswillincludeliveinstructionandalsohavetargetedlearningopportunities,orasynchronouslearning,dependingonthelearningobjectivesofthelesson.

• StudentswilllogintotheclassZoomatthebeginningofclasswiththeircamerason,displayshowingtheirFirstandlastname,andmicrophonemuted.

• Atthebeginningofeachclass,teacherswilltakeattendanceandstudentsareexpectedtobepresentfortheentireclass.

• StudentsareresponsibletocompleteallworkontimeandintheformatasidentiFiedbytheteacher.AssignedworkwillbepostedinSchoologywithduedates,instructions,andanyneededresourcestoassiststudentsinmanagingcourseassignments.

• AllgradeswillcountandbeofFicialtowardstheirGPA.

RegistrationforVirtualLearningatSVHS:

Toregistertoswitchfrom“inpersonlearning”to“virtuallearning”,theparent/guardianshouldemailMs.GaryorMrs.Braxmeiertostarttheprocess.Oncetheprocessiscomplete,theparent/guardianwillbenotiFied.Thestudentwillhavethesameschedulevirtuallyastheydidinperson.Thechangeisnotedbytheteacher,butthemostimportantchangeisinhowattendanceistaken.Studentswillremainaspartoftheclassandwillhaveavideolinktoaccesseachday.Instructionwillbeliveandthroughuseoftechnologytools.Studentsattendingvirtuallyareresponsiblefordailyattendance,engagingandparticipatinginclassactivities,completingallassignedwork,andformaintainingcommunicationwiththeirinstructors.

Studentswhoaretakingvacationorareabsent,remain“inperson”forattendancebutwillstillbeabletoaccesscontentonSchoology.Studentswhomayneedtoquarantinefor14dayswouldstayas“inperson”anduseSchoologytoaccesscontentandcompleteassignments.

IfastudenthasanIndividualizedEducationPlan(IEP),pleaseconsultwiththechild’scasemanagerforguidanceintheprocesstomakesurethattheyarereceivingthesupportnecessarytobesuccessfulwhilevirtual.Ifastudentisselectingtobevirtualforamedicalcondition,thismaybecoveredbya504Plan.Pleasecontactyourchild’sGuidanceCounselorformoreinformationaboutthistypeofsupportforstudents.

To“un-register”astudentfromthevirtualoption,itispreferredforstudentstowaituntiltheendofthe1stquarter.Adjustmentsmaybemadebasedonindividualcircumstances.Parent/GuardianwillneedtosendanemailrequesttoeitherMs.GaryorMrs.Braxmeier.ConFirmationwillbesentastowhenthechangebecomesofFicial.

Attendance:

Studentsareexpectedtovirtuallyattendandparticipateinclassaccordingtotheblockschedule.Teacherswilltakeattendanceforeveryclass.Studentsmustloginandbepresentandreadytolearnintheirteacher’svirtualclassroomspace(i.e.Zoomsession).

Teacherswillconnectwithstudentseachschooldayandtakeattendanceaccordingly.Astudentisconsideredabsentiftheydidnotconnectwiththeirteacherduringtheirscheduled

period.Teacherswillalsomarkastudentas“tardy”iftheysignontoavirtualsessionlateandmisscrucialinstructionaltime.

Studentswillberequiredtotypeintheirnametosignonforavirtuallessonwiththeirteacher.Teacherswillonlyallowaccesstostudentsontheirrostersforthatperiod.Therefore,studentsmusttypeintheirnameasitispresentedonattendancerecordsandincludeboththeirFirstandlastnames.Ifateacherdoesnotrecognizeanameanddoesnotadmitastudentintoasession,theywillbemarkedabsent.

Attendancewillbemonitoredandwillfollowtheregularprocessfortrackingabsencesandtardies.Consequently,theschoolwillreachouttoparentsandguardiansofstudentswhoarechronicallyabsentfrominstructionandhavenotcommunicatedwithteachers.

IfyourstudentishavingdifFicultyaccessingtheSchoologyorZoom,pleasecontactaschooladministratorsothatwecansupportyourstudent.

StudentDisciplineforVirtualLearning:

StudentswhoareattendingSVHSthroughVirtualLearningareexpectedtofollowthesamepoliciesandproceduresasiftheywereinpersonattheHighSchool.

StudentswillfollowguidelinesforDigitalCitizenshipandshouldberesponsibletointeractinasociallyresponsiblemanner.ZoominvitationsarespeciFicallyfortheuseofthestudentsintheclassandarenottobedistributedorshared.Studentswillposttheirfullnametobevisibleonthescreenandwillneedtohavetheircamerasondisplayinglivewhileinclass.Pleasemakesurethatthebackgroundthatisshowingonthescreenofyourpictureisappropriate.Pleasemuteyourmicrophonewhennotspeaking.

StudentsareNOTallowedtorecordzoomsessions,takepictures,orpostanymaterial,information,recordings,orvisualrepresentationsfromtheirclass.Moreinformationwillbesenttostudentsandparentsregardingupdatestoourdisciplinepolicy.

Ifyouexperienceanyformofinappropriatebehavior,bullying,discrimination,orharassmentwhileonline-eitherinclassorthroughsocialmedia,pleasecontacteitherMrs.BraxmeierorMs.Garyimmediately.

OnlinePlatformsandDevicestoSupportDistanceLearning:

AllstudentsareissuedaniPad,suppliedbySauconValleySchoolDistrict,toactasareliablelearningdevice.Studentsmustalsohaveaninternetconnectiontofullyengageindistancelearning.The chart below gives examples of essential technology and communication tools students and families will be expected to use as we engages in distance learning.

Tool Description

PowerSchool:PowerSchoolprovidesaccesstostudents’informationfromschedulesandgradestoparentcontactsandmedicalinformation.ItisCRITICALthatallnewandreturningstudentscompletetheyearlyregistrationformsandupdatestudentandparents/guardiansinformation.Forasummaryofacademicprogress,pleaseusePowerSchoolforthemostaccuratereporting.

Schoology:SchoologyisourdistrictLearningManagementSystem(LMS)whichallowsteachersandstudentstocommunicate,completeassignments,andengageininteractivelearning.

StudentsloginthroughtheSchoologyapporonanycomputerwithdistrictGoogleaccounts.Parentsareencouragedtocreateaccountstoviewandmonitorstudentengagementandprogress.Aparent/guardianaccountcanreceiveemailsummariestofindoutaboutspecificmissingwork,upcomingwork,andclassactivity.

Zoom:Zoomisavirtualplatformthatprovidesforvideomeetings,liveinteraction,andsmallgroup/wholeclassmeetings.Thiswillbetheprimarymethodforsynchronousinstructionduringvirtuallearningthisyear.AintroductionvideoguidetoZoom.

GoogleSuite:EachSVSDstudentisassignedadistrictGoogleaccountwithemailcapabilities,unlimitedstoragecapacityandproductivitytools.GoogleDrivecontainstheabilityforstudentstocreateandshareGoogleDocs,SlidesandSheetsforclassassignments.

Nearpod:Nearpodisaninstructionalandcontentdeliverysystemthatcombinesslide-basedpresentationswithinteractivelearningtoolstoengagestudentsinlearning.StudentsmayuseNearpodinsideofSchoologyorthroughtheNearpodapp.

EdPuzzleisavideoassessmentplatform.Teacherscanchecktoseewhenstudentswatchinstructionalvideos,howmanytimestheyarewatch,andembedquestionsforcomprehensiontocheckforunderstanding.

BrainPopisasupplementaryinstructionalcontenttoolthatassistsstudentsastheylearnnewtopicsthroughinteractive,personalizedactivities.StudentsmayuseBrainPopthroughSchoologyorthroughtheBrainPopwebsite.

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StudentLog-InInformation:SVSDGoogleAccount,Schoology&Clever

Studentswillaccesseducationalsoftwareinavarietyofways.Forexample,studentsmayuseappsinstalledtheiriPads,websites,oronlinetextbooks.SomesoftwaremayrequirestudentstousetheirSVSDGoogleaccountinformationtologin.Inmostinstances,studentswillbepromptedwiththeGoogleSingleSignOn(SSO)screenwheretheycaninputtheirdistrictaccountinformation.

SVSDGoogleAccount-AllstudentsareissuedaSVSDGoogleaccountwhenenrollinginoneofourschools.Thecredentialsforthisaccountwillgivestudentsaccesstoavarietyofotherinstructionaltechnologytoolssuchas:GoogleMail,GoogleDrive,Schoology,Clever,Nearpod,BrainPop,etc.Theformatforstudentaccountusernameisthefollowing:

• Username:!irstname.lastname@student.svpanthers.org• Password:Sv######

Schoology-StudentsshouldaccessSchoologyusingthemobileappinstalledondistrictiPads.OnceloggedinonaniPad,studentswillremainloggedinpermanently,unlesstheyaremanuallyloggedout.Ifastudentbecomesloggedout,usethefollowingstepstologbackin:

• LaunchtheSchoologyapp• TapthetopblankwhiteField“LoginthroughyourSchool”,searchSaucon

ValleyHighSchool,tapSauconValleyHighSchool• Tapthebluebuttonthatsays“LoginthroughyourSchool”• LoginusingyourSVSDStudentGoogleaccountinformation.

Clever-Cleverisanonlinelocationforsoftwareandlearningplatforms(SmartFutures,Naviance,ehallpass)usedbySVSDthatisweb-based.Cleveressentiallyprovidesadashboardtoallofthesesiteswithoneeasylogin.TogettoClever:

• Navigatetowww.clever.com• Select,“LoginasStudent”inthetoprightcornerofscreen• SearchforSauconValleyHighSchool,selectSauconValleyHighSchool• LoginusingyourSVSDStudentGoogleaccountinformationtocompletethe

login.

Guidelines and Tips for Successful Distance Learning

We must acknowledge that it will be a steep learning curve for all involved in this new process of distance learning. We have all learned it is critical for students to establish a daily schedule and to practice healthy and productive routines while working from home. Talk with your student about this and try your best to follow these guidelines to get your student off to a good start.

Distance Learning Student Success Tips

Parent and Student Resources and FAQ’s

• Establish daily routines that will help you with your learning • Find a comfortable, quiet space in your home where you can work effectively • Keep materials for learning nearby: pencils, pens, paper, etc. • Regularly monitor online platforms to check for announcements and feedback

from teachers • Complete assignments with integrity and academic honesty, do your best work • Do your best to meet timelines, commitments, and due dates • Communicate proactively with your teachers if you require additional support • Collaborate virtually with and support your friends and classmates in their

learning • Use apps on your iPad, such as the calendar, to record important deadlines and

assignments • Seek feedback from and communicate with other adults as needed. Find the help

you need!

Distance Learning Parent/Guardian Support

The transition to distance learning may be challenging for families. Families’ attitude and support are key for student learning. The guidelines below are intended to help families think about how they might help their students with remote learning.

Provide support for your student by adhering to the guidelines detailed below. The key points are:

• Establish routines and expectations i.e. a daily schedule • Define the physical space for your student’s study • Monitor communications from your student’s teachers • Begin and end each day with a check-in • Encourage physical activity and/or exercise • Remain mindful of your student’s stress or concerns • Monitor how much time your student is spending online

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an assignment, resource, or course material Student’s classroom teacher

curriculum, instruction, school policies, or other issues related to distance learning

Teacher, counselor, school administrator

student schedule or academic progress Student’s counselor

a social-emotional concern Student’s counselor or administrator

a technology-related problem or issue Teacher will communicate with the Help Desk